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2003_0519_01 Kia Ora to Auckland! We arrived at 4:30am after a long 13 hour flight from LAX. |
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2003_0519_03 We got a rental car and booked a room in the Sky City Hotel (Skytower on the left) and started driving on the wrong side of the road using its height as our guide. |
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2003_0519_07 The Skytower at 328m, is the tallest structure in the Southern hemisphere |
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2003_0519_10 Sculpture of a kiwi-bird for which New Zealanders got their "kiwi" nickname from. I always thought it was the fruit but then again, why aren't Americans called "turkeys" or "oranges"? |
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2003_0519_13 Massive vessels docked in the America's Cup Harbour where they were recently used in the earlier part of the year. |
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2003_0519_15 Ken, Jen and Diane along the pier at America's Cup Harbour |
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2003_0519_20 Ferry Terminal Building |
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2003_0519_22 Kiwi bird that transforms out of a rugby "ball" |
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2003_0519_24 Ken and Jen at Diakoku |
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2003_0519_26 Diane and Howard chowing down on the delicious ramen. Ken is out-eaten by everyone smaller than him =) |
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2003_0519_28 Parnell Rd. on the east side of the city has many restaurants, bars and shops |
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2003_0519_30 One of the many galleries along Parnell Rd. |
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2003_0519_32 Chocolate Boutique where Bill Clinton had come here in 1999 |
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2003_0519_33 Howard attempting to rip the cool, colorful New Zealand Dollar. It would be nice if the USD was non-rippable. |
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2003_0519_36 Fraser Park, a little green park on the walk back to town |
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2003_0519_41 On the ferry over to Devonport, a small town across the harbour from Auckland |
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2003_0519_45 Leaving the harbour |
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2003_0519_48 Howard, Diane, Ken and Jen in Devonport with the Auckland skyline as a backdrop |